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100 Adobe Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts

Working with Illustrator becomes more comfortable when you learn Adobe Illustrator shortcuts. Because of its easy interface, you can learn it quickly. And learning Adobe Illustrator shortcuts will be just like a cherry on top.

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Using keyboard shortcuts for repetitive actions can save you time and effort. Below is the list of Illustrator shortcuts for Windows users that you can practically carry out to work effectively as well as efficiently.

Function keys Shortcuts

Action Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts
Help F1 F1
Copy F3 F3
Paste F4 F4
Cut F2 F2
Show or hide Brushes panel F5 F5
Show or hide the Color panel F6 F6
Show or hide Layers of panel F7 F7
Create a new symbol F8 F8
Show or hide the Info panel Ctrl + F8 Command + F8
Show or hide the Gradient panel Ctrl + F9 Command + F9
Show or hide the Stroke panel Ctrl + F10 Command + F10
Show or hide the Attributes panel Ctrl + F11 Command + F11
Revert F12 F12
Show or hide the Graphic Styles panel Shift + F5 Shift + F5
Show or hide the Appearance panel Shift + F6 Shift + F6
Show or hide the Align panel Shift + F7 Shift + F7
Show or hide the Transform panel Shift + F8 Shift + F8
Show or hide the Pathfinder panel Shift + Ctrl + F9 Shift + Command + F9
Show or hide the Transparency panel Shift + Ctrl + F10 Shift + Command + F10
Show or hide the Symbols panel Shift + Ctrl + F11 Shift + Command + F11
Show or hide the perspective grid Ctrl + Shift + I Command + Shift + I

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Selecting Tools Shortcuts

Action Illustrator Shortcuts Windows Illustrator Shortcuts Mac
Artboard Tool Shift + O Shift + O
Selection tool V V
Direct selection tool A A
Magic Wand tool Y Y
Lasso tool Q Q
Pen tool P P
Blob brush tool Shift + B Shift + B
Add Anchor Point tool + +
Convert Anchor Point tool Shift + C Shift + C
Type tool T T
Line segment tool \ \
Rectangle tool M M
Ellipse tool I I
Paintbrush tool B B
Pencil tool N N
Rotate tool R R
Scale tool S S
Wrap tool Shift + R Shift + R
Width tool Shift + W Shift + W
Free transform tool E E
Shape builder tool Shift + M Shift + M
Perspective grid tool Shift + P Shift + P
Perspective selection tool Shift + V Shift + V
Symbol sprayer tool Shift + S Shift + S
Column graph tool J J
Mesh tool U U
Gradient tool G G
Eyedropper tool I I
Blend tool W W
Slice tool Shift + K Shift + K
Eraser tool Shift + E Shift + E
Scissors tool C C
Hand tool H H
Zoom tool Z Z

Viewing Artwork Shortcuts

Action Illustrator Shortcuts windows Illustrator Shortcuts Mac
Switch to the Hand tool Spacebar Spacebar
Switch to the Zoom tool in Magnify mode Ctrl + Spacebar Command + Spacebar
Switch to the Zoom tool to reduce the mode Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar Command + Option + Spacebar
Hide unselected artwork Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 3 Command + Option + Shift + 3
Exit Artboard tool mode Esc Esc
Navigate to the next document Ctrl + F6 Command + F6
Navigate to the previous document Ctrl + Shift + F6 Command + Shift + F6
Navigate to the next document group Ctrl + Alt + F6 Command + Option + F6
Navigate to the previous document group Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F6 Command + Option + Shift + F6
Exit Full-Screen mode Esc Esc

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Painting Objects Shortcuts

Action Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts
Swap fill and stroke Shift + X Shift + X
Select gradient fill mode > >
Select color fill mode < <
Select no stroke/fill mode / /

Working with Type

Action Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts
Move one character right Right Arrow key Right Arrow key
Move one character left Left Arrow key Left Arrow key
Move up one line Up Arrow key Up Arrow key
Move down one line Down Arrow key Down Arrow key
Move one word right Ctrl + Right Arrow key Command + Right Arrow key
Move one word left Ctrl + Left Arrow key Command + Left Arrow key
Move up one paragraph Ctrl + Up Arrow key Command + Up Arrow key
Move down one paragraph Ctrl + Down Arrow key Command + Down Arrow key
Select one word right Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow key Command + Shift + Right Arrow key
Select one word left Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow key Command + Shift + Left Arrow key
Select one paragraph before Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow key Command + Shift + Right Arrow key
Select one paragraph after Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow key Command + Shift + Left Arrow key
Align paragraph left Ctrl + Shift + L Command + Shift + L
Align paragraph right Ctrl + Shift + R Command + Shift + R
Align paragraph center Ctrl + Shift + C Command + Shift + C
Justify paragraph Ctrl + Shift + J Command + Shift + J
Insert soft return Shift + Enter Shift + Return
Highlight kerning Ctrl + Alt + K Command + Option + K
Reset the horizontal scale to 100% Ctrl + Shift + X Command + Shift + X
Increase type size Ctrl + Shift + > Command + Shift + >
Decrease type size Ctrl + Shift + < Command + Shift + <
Reset tracking or kerning to 0 Ctrl + Alt + Q Command + Option + Q

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Others Shortcuts

Action Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts
To switch between Selection and Direct Selection tools Ctrl + Alt + Tab Command + Option + Tab
To make a copy while dragging Alt Option
To add to a selection Shift Shift
Lock selected artwork Ctrl + 2 Command + 2
Lock all deselected artwork Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 2 Command + Shift + Option + 2
Unlock all artwork Ctrl + Alt + 2 Command + Option + 2
Hide selected artwork Ctrl + 3 Command + 3
Hide all deselected artwork Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 3 Command + Shift + Option + 3
Show all artwork Ctrl + Alt + 3 Command + Option + 3

With the above list of Adobe Illustrator shortcuts for Windows users, you can control things like creating a document, making quick selections, changing the text size, selecting tools, etc. All these countless shortcuts will help you to create amazing and professional artwork. An alternative to Illustrator will be CorelDraw. Looking out for CorelDraw Shortcuts.

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